You might want to add one more spot on your Christmas gift buying list this year -- a zoo animal.

The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines has created a Christmas wish list on Amazon.com. You can purchase gifts for the animals and have them shipped directly to the zoo.

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Zoo officials said the wish list items help enrich the lives of the animals.

The list includes CDs with nature sounds, measuring cups for feedings, hula hoops for training otters, plastic plants for the reptile exhibit, cookies for horses that also make good treats for giraffes and kudus, bird toys and even a bubble making machine.